Not a bad little horror flick

Rating: Null/10 (14 July 2003)

"28 Days" didn't strike me as the life-changing experience some folks have made it out to be, but it's not bad, and not so blood-soaked as it might have been, all things considered. It's essentially a zombie movie, but when the focus shifts to the army unit, there's a twist that is both original and deeply creepy.
Cillian Murphy is just fine despite some accent troubles, and the always marvelous Brendan Gleeson charges up the whole movie. And Naomie Harrie is a delight, bringing guts and energy to the regulation pretty-girl part.

The ending isn't completely satisfactory (to me, anyway), and I do have one other gripe: The old hymn "Abide With Me," heard in the background as our hero makes a particularly ghastly discovery. You'd think the Cheap Irony shop would be sold out of that one by now.